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February 2011

February 28, 2011

I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was low key and THAT made it fabulous. We've got 2 great cards by Design Team member Kim Moreno today to get your week kicked off with some inspiration and the 2 winners of Friday's Fat Pack giveaway.

February 25, 2011

We've had some pretty crazy weeks here at Jillibean Soup - we're in the midst of shipping the new products but have had lots (too many) of hiccups in the process. Yikes! Thank you to all of our retailers for their patience.

Next up...I want to share several things with you today...

First, this is a friendly reminder that I'm teaching atSimply Scrapbooksin Kettering Ohio tomorrow. There are still a couple of spots available and I hope you can join me! Also, Kimber listed several other classes/events where she and/or I (Sarah too) will be teaching. We've got a lot going on in the next couple of months and I hope you'll come out and see us! We're excited to head to Mega Meet in Michigan this May. We're teaching several classes, we will have a retail booth and we're sponsoring a mini album class for the croppers. Here's one of the classes Kimber will be teaching at ScrapFest...

Second, thank you to those of you that have already submitted for our Design Team call!!!! Good stuff is coming in! If you haven't already heard, we're having a Design Team call! We're looking for 10-12 spots!!! All the info is listed to the left under "Contests and Giveaways". Here's a couple of tips...

1. Using Jillibean Soup is not necessary but it really helps. ;)

2. I'm really interested in seeing what you can do with paper - think outside the box.

3. I like dimension, I like fun titles, I like handmade flowers or embellishments, I like polished designs with little details to make me smile.

4. I'm also looking at your photography skills and how you present your projects.

5. I visit blogs - I want to see what interests you and what you've been posting. ;)

Third, we sponsored Allison Davis' Sketch Support Site this month. As I've mentioned before, I've been a huge fan of Allison's work. Her published layouts sit in a stack on my desk for me to "lift". ;) She now has her own Sketch books for sale and she operates Sketch Support. Please head on over to check out some adorable layouts using Jillibean Soup. You can see them here. Thank you Allison for the Jillibean love!

Fourth, if you loved Sarah Hodgkinson's layout making the God's Eyes out of Sugar Picks, you can see how it's done here on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog!!! If you head over, grab your coffee first - there's lots to see and do and lots of great projects to give you inspiration on this blog!!!

Fifth, now, did I say something about a GIVEAWAY? I think I did! Since we've received so many e-mails this week asking us where you can find our new products - I have 2 more fat packs to giveaway! What are fat packs? They are packs of paper with 1 sheet of each of the new lines - 24 sheets of paper! If you're lucky, I might throw in an extra embellie or two. Leave a comment, I'll pick a winner Monday morning!

February 24, 2011

Good Thursday! Whew! We're almost there! It's almost the end of the week. yay! Anyone have scrappy time planned this weekend? Getting together with some friends to crop or make cards?

Hopefully some of these layouts can get you inspired to grab your trimmer and some paper and get gluing! Although, be careful of those trimmers. I managed to slice my thumb open yesterday shortly after I changed it out to replace the dull one that was shredding my paper. Hate it when that happens!

February 23, 2011

1st up before we get to Soup Spotting, we wanted to point out that we updated the Upcoming classes with Jillibean Soup over on the left side of the blog. Jill's going to be a busy girl over the next few months.

Jill is going to be at Simply Scrapbooks in Dayton, OH this Saturday. There is still space! Here are a few of the cards you will make in her class.

Be sure to check out the list over on the left of where you can find the classes.

Speaking of Jillibean classes, Red Letter Journals in Grove City, OH will be holding a MEGA Jillibean card class this weekend as well.

Wow! That's a lot of cards!!!

Ok, now onto Soup Spotting for this week. We didn't have to go far, you all have loaded some FANTASTIC projects on to our Facebook page recently. Check out these projects by Julie Bonner, Christina Hoffman and Laurel Seabrook.

My Little Man by Julie Bonner

At the Park by Christina Hoffman

Beautiful Eyes by Laurel Seabrook

Would YOU like to be considered for Soup Spotting? Simply email me your project at kimber@jillibean-soup.com or load it up on our Facebook page. We can't wait to see what you've created with Jillibean Soup!

February 22, 2011

Yep, more layouts for you today! We've got more more more. Shannon, Laura and Becky have shared some great layouts for you today. I love how Shannon can always make scraps look amazing. Laura mixed and matched different Jillibean paper with the Core'dinations Core Impressions. And Becky busted out the new Dutch Mustard Soup on a sweet layout.

February 21, 2011

Good Monday! I hope you are enjoying another day off today for President's Day here in the US. We were lucky enough to still have the day off despite all the snow days we had. I for one plan on crafting a bit today.

I wanted to point out a slight change in the original Design Team call posting we put out on Friday. The monthly requirements for the new team will be the same as we currently ask of our team. Everyone on the team will be asked to do 2 layouts plus 2 cards and/or a project. And YES, international applications are being accepted. :)

February 18, 2011

***Clarification*** Under the heading of 'The Jist'. We are looking for people to post 2 layouts, 2 cards AND/OR 1 project each month.

These instructions will be posted in a PDF on the left side of the blog under "contest". If you have any questions please feel free to email us at jillibeandesignteam@yahoo.com.

Just another reminder..I'm teaching at Scrapbook Art - Lewis Center on Monday night. We will be making 6 cards with new Jillibean products!!! I believe there are still spots available! Also, if you can't make it Monday night, you can join me Friday at Simply Scrapbooks in Dayton!

February 17, 2011

Ahhh! It's MELTING! It's MELTING! The ice and snow we got while I was in LA is finally melting. It was a crazy 60 degrees here in Indianapolis on Wednesday and it's supposed to be that again today. Mid February! That's crazy! (but I love it) ;)

Perfect timing for the bright and cheery layouts we have for you today from our Design Team Members.

Designer Note: Make the most of your patterned paper by cutting images from the paper to use as embellishments as I've done with the butterflies and clouds here. Outline alphabet stickers to help them to stand out from the background papers.

February 16, 2011

Good Wednesday! Wednesday's are so much fun because I get to poke around Facebook, my email and the web to find some great projects to share here created by YOU for Soup Spotting!

There's been some great projects emailed to me and posted on our Facebook Fan page lately. The other day I received a few emails from Delaina Burns sharing a few of her recent layouts. I decided I couldn't just pick one of hers so today I am going to share all of the ones she sent.

Instructions: Cut or punch six or 3" circles from patterned paper. Cut six 3 1/4" circles from dark brown cardstock. Adhere the 3" circle to the 3 1/4" circles using a glue stick. Adhere a journaling sprout to each coaster with a glue stick. Laminate and allow to cool. Cut out laminated circles allowing a 1/4" or more (3 1/2" circle cutter will work). Adhere laminated circles to the cork coasters using Helmar 450 glue. It's VERY strong! Cheers!!!